Bob Shabazz posted:

Players that Cameron thinks have "good, not great" offensive production:

Al Kaline, Orlando Cepeda, Jose Canseco, Boog Powell, Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Baker, Tony Gwynn, Joe Morgan.

Badfinger posted:

I can't quite point out the way that article is stupid, but I know it is.

It has intangible stupidity.

trem_two posted:

I like how he labels Palmiero and Sheffield as "non-superstars" when both are comfortably above the 60 WAR threshold he set just two paragraphs earlier.

leokitty posted:

Because Adam Dunn isn't near the end of his career. He hasn't even put in 10 years of service time. It's pretty goofy to write an article like that when the only possible conclusion is ~time will tell~.

stuart scott irl posted:

also his career OBP is .381 and Cameron talks about him like he's just a home run hitter or something

leokitty posted:

Because Adam Dunn isn't near the end of his career. He hasn't even put in 10 years of service time. It's pretty goofy to write an article like that when the only possible conclusion is ~time will tell~.

leokitty posted:

I just read a post on Fangraphs that is "Mariano Rivera is a good pitcher because he does whatever he wants with his pitches" (not as true for the two seamer but you get my point). I guess I'm supposed to be impressed by the color maps but it contains zero new info.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/riveras-cutters-working-the-count/

e: There's a chance I'm also tired of seeing 7,000 articles about Mariano. It's like everyone's backup. Hey, let's put up something about how Mariano is a freak

jeffersonlives posted:

I was driving so I don't have an exact quote, but Mike Francesa thinks the 2010 Yankees probably have the greatest infield of all-time.

Nodoze posted:

Last years was better by a lot and even then I don't think that's true

No Safe Word posted:

I thought this was originally in this thread but it was in the NFL N/V thread. Definitely deserves to be here though:

"Are NFL Head Coaches Benching Black QBs Faster Than White QBs?"
(thanks japtor)

Chock full of amazing sports journalism and scientific resesarch.

quote:

When a sportswriter stops writing about sports for three years, part of him goes into hibernation (tuning out the games), while part of him misses the metaphorical microphone that used to be his (but may never be again). At least that's how I sometimes felt during my absence from sportswriting: Half Rip Van Winkle (who slept for 20 years), half Rob Van Winkle (real name of Vanilla Ice).

Over time, devoid of an outlet, a man can let sports' manifold annoyances build inside him, until he wakes one day -- unexpectedly -- with more things on his chest than Flavor Flav.

It wasn't the big transgressions that began to weigh on me: The cheating, the lawbreaking, the lying. Those I'd come to expect. "The most outrageous lies that can be invented will find believers if a man only tells them with all his might," as Clemens said. (Samuel Clemens, not Roger.)

Rather, it was the little nuisances that piled up, threatening to undo me.

Until now, for instance, I've suffered in silence as players and coaches and commentators in the NFL have constantly referred to that entity by its full, formal name: "The National Football League." This is usually an attempt to lend drama, gravity or profundity to an otherwise banal statement. Jets coach Rex Ryan is fond of the locution: "This is the National Football League. Everybody's a good team." Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams told the Minneapolis Star Tribune this week: "You've got to play the game. This is the National Football League." ESPN analyst Cris Carter, yesterday: "In the National Football League, training camp is very, very important."

Copernic posted:

Copernic posted:

How does Steve Rushin get work?

Copernic posted:

How does Steve Rushin get work?

jeffersonlives posted:

I was driving so I don't have an exact quote, but Mike Francesa thinks the 2010 Yankees probably have the greatest infield of all-time.

Male. Bi. Unix. posted:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1913.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1982.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1975.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1951.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2009.shtml

Copernic posted:

How does Steve Rushin get work?

Quizero posted:

Steve Rushin lives 4 houses down my street. He's a pretty cool dude. That article honestly doesn't seem that horrible, its just typical sportswriting really.

Crazy Ted posted:

Y'all missed the most bizarre thing from FJM day so far: http://deadspin.com/5644328/is-this-normal

It's about a Gregg Doyel article that references Joe Morgan and I'll just let you read it for yourself for the surprise twist about halfway through.

toadee posted:

Man this Jim Caple article is so loving stupid I can't even understand. I've never really read anything on espn.com before. Please tell me this is worse than usual. He spends 3 paragraphs not realizing he's countering his own argument.

quote:

The question that no one wants to ask: Does it have to be Jayson Werth who leaves, and not Jimmy Rollins?

Badfinger posted:

Way to become so enamored with an awful hitter who plays pretty good defense that you'd want to replace one of the league's better and most durable (outside of this year) shortstops.

stuart scott irl posted:

I thought you were talking about Rollins

Seriously though, the way Philly fandom latches on to replacement level players and becomes obsessed with their "contributions" is loving maddening. Everyone loving LOVES Valdez right now.